~HARVEST MOON~

Dani smiled and agreed. She gazed around, and saw Marlin looking upset. Oh, no! She thought. "Uhm, I should go..." she said to Jake, "Sorry..." In a hurry Dani stuffed everything back into her bag and ran after Marlin, she couldn't lose him now. "Marlin!" she yelled after him.

Nami got the hint and gave him a questioning look, wondering if she should leave. That was one thing she had learned from her travels, how to talk to people without talking and when was the right time to leave.

Marlin cocked his head. "What are you talking about, Dani?" He asked, trying to keep the hurt out of his voice. "I was just a little aggravated at Vesta, so I came here to blow some steam." He lied cooly.

Dani glowered at him. She could tell he was lying. "Fine." she said angrily, "I don't need you anyway." She dropped her skateboard on the ground and headed back to Jake as fast as possible, her cheeks red with anger and embarrasment.

Nami hadnt made it out of the beach when Dani raced past her. She looked at marlin, mand noticing his hurt look (or so she thought he looked hurt) she walked back to him. "Wow," was all she managed to say.

Marlin looked at Nami and sighed. "Yea..." He turned around abrubtly and walked back to the ranch. Grabbing his watering can, he started to water the crops. His mind was clouded up with thoughts of Dani. About five minutes into his gardening, his lungs started to swell up from athsma. His breathing became rough and shallow.

Dani looked up. "He was mad because I'm with you even though we're just friends. The he lied and said he was mad at Vesta just to annoy me..." She trailed off. "It doesn't matter though..." she sighed.

Celia reached him and thrust his inhaler in his mouth. She couldn't just leave him there. She sat by him and looked at him, concerned. "Vesta? VESTA?!?" she called as loud as she could. Then, she remembered Vesta was out of town, selling her produce elsewhere.